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A toy giraffe was made using a scale factor of 1:8. If the toy giraffe is 2 feet long, how many feet long is the real giraffe?
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A toy giraffe was made using

a scale factor of 1:8. If the toy
giraffe is 2 feet long, how many
feet long is the real giraffe?

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The real giraffe would be 8 times larger than the toy giraffe, since it’s a ratio of 1:8.
The toy is 2 feet, so we multiply that by 8, and 2x8 = 16.
The real giraffe is 16 feet long.
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